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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

How to Unlock Roommates

Learn how to unlock roommates in Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Happy Home Paradise DLC! Design 16 homes, find clients a perfect match, and remodel for shared living.

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Learn how to unlock roommates in Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Happy Home Paradise DLC! Design 16 homes, find clients a perfect match, and remodel for shared living.

Alright, so you're looking to get some roommates set up in Happy Home Paradise? It's a pretty cool feature that unlocks after you've put in a bit of work. Basically, you need to design **16 Vacation Homes** for your clients. Once you finish up the 16th one, Lottie will interrupt you while you're chatting with her, and one of your earlier clients will pop in with a request: they want a roommate!

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Design 16 Vacation Homes: Just keep taking on clients and decorating their dream getaways. This is your main task before roommates become available.
  2. 2
    Get the Roommate Request: After finishing your 16th home design, you'll trigger a cutscene where a client asks for a roommate.
  3. 3
    Find a Roommate: Niko will suggest checking out the Café or the Restaurant. Head into either of these facilities and start looking for a villager who might be a good fit. While any villager will technically accept each other, picking someone with a similar vibe or aesthetic to your client can make the remodel easier and more cohesive. For example, if your client's home is super orange, look for someone who also rocks orange or yellow!
  4. 4
    Initiate the Roommate Pairing: Once you've picked someone, talk to them. You'll see a short cutscene where they agree to be roommates.
  5. 5
    Remodel the Home for Two: After the pairing, you'll be taken to the client's existing vacation home. Now, you'll need to make it work for two people. This usually means increasing the room size and adding partition walls to create separate spaces, like individual bedrooms.
  6. 6
    Decorate with Roommate's Style in Mind: You won't have required furniture, but check the Order Tab. You'll see items with a flashing red dot – these are recommended pieces that fit the new roommate's style. Don't forget you can use color customization to blend styles or make things pop!
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    Complete Your First House-Share: Once you're happy with the remodel, you're done with your first house-share! Lottie will let you know that you can now go back to any previous client's vacation home and offer them the same roommate service.
Tips
  • Think about the original client's aesthetic when choosing a roommate. Similar tastes can lead to a more harmonious design.
  • Don't be afraid to use partition walls to give each roommate their own distinct space. It really helps make the house feel like home for both of them.
  • Color customization is your best friend when trying to blend different styles or make a space feel unified.
  • You can revisit any client's home after your first house-share to offer them a roommate.

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